Ecc 8:16 — Ecc 8:17 (interpretive parentheses, mine) The wise man Solomon says....
"When I determined to LOAD UP ON Wisdom (Google everything I think about) and examine everything taking place on earth (watching TV news morning, noon, and night) , I realized that if you keep your eyes open day and night without even blinking (intense worldly concerns even in place of my Bible, needed rest and family), you'll still never figure out the meaning of what God is doing on this earth (God wisely keeps much from the purview of mere creatures. We couldn't handle it). Search as hard as you like, you're not going to make sense of it (Our little minds can't really grasp stuff that's too deep. So, don't strain the brain when you don't have to. It's an exercise in futility. Anyone for another attempt at reconciling God's sovereignty and human responsibility?) . No matter how smart you are, you won't get to the bottom of it.
THEREFORE....
Proverbs 3:5
"Trust God from the bottom of your heart;
don't try to figure out everything on your own." MSG.
- dick d christen
